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The earth has been around for more than
four billion years. When it comes to energy,
dependability is everything. What can be more
dependable than earth energy—the energy
source that cools you in the summer, warms you
in the winter and provides a large portion of your
hot water needs year-round?
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Earth energy systems have been called many
names: ground-source heat pumps, geothermal
heat pumps and GeoExchange. Whatever it’s
called, it’s always a great idea.
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pumps also can generate domestic hot water
anytime the system is running. Waste heat from
your air-conditioning can be used to provide
hot water at no cost in the summer and at
substantial savings in the winter. The groundsource heat pump takes this heat and transfers
it to your hot water tank for the small cost of
operating a small circulating pump.
Financing Available
You can finance all costs for installing a groundsource heat pump system through Mt. Wheeler
Power’s low-interest loan program. Save money
on your energy costs and save money on your
loan costs. Contact Mt. Wheeler Power for more
details.
Powering your future
Imagine…cutting your annual energy bill by
as much as 66 percent. You can with a groundsource heat pump!
1600 Great Basin Blvd.
P.O. Box 151000
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An energy source that is both
dependable and free.
When it comes to heating and cooling your
home or office, one energy source you can
really depend on is the Earth. That’s why Mt.
Wheeler Power is promoting the installation
of super-efficient ground-source heat pumps,
for homes, businesses and schools. With a
performance co-efficient of 3.0 to 4.0, these
units can provide heating, air conditioning
and hot water heating for one-third your
present annual energy costs. The system costs
more initially than a regular heating system,
but you’ll make up this extra cost within an
estimated five to six years. After that, your
saving will be huge.
The Earth is a natural solar collector, capable of
absorbing and storing natural energy from the
sun. Heat from the sun is absorbed and stored
beneath the Earth’s surface. Because the Earth
provides its own insulation, it is capable of
maintaining approximately the same temperature
year-round, no matter what the actual climate
conditions are above the surface.
With permission from municipal authorities,
domestic water lines can be used as part of
the fluid-supply pipe-loop. This is achieved
by tapping into existing domestic water lines,
circulating fluid through the heat-pump unit
and sending it back to the domestic water line.
Ground-source heat pumps are designed to use
the ever-present energies of the Earth to heat and
cool your home or office at remarkably lower costs
than other conventional comfort-conditioning
systems.
During the winter, the fluid circulating from
the loop extracts the free heat available from
the Earth. Then, the fluid is circulated through
the heat exchanger, which transfers the heat
from the Earth to warm your home or office.
This innovative system is engineered to tap into
the Earth’s constantly available and free source of
energy. During the winter, your home is heated
from the natural energy stored beneath the
Earth, even in the coldest climates. And while the
system is removing heat from the indoors during
the summer, the Earth absorbs this heat, acting
as a natural system coolant to provide for your
seasonal cooling demands.
The cycle is reversed during the cooling
season. The heat pump removes the heat from
your building’s interior
and transfers it to the
Earth loop through the
refrigerant-to-water
heat exchanger. As
the fluid is circulated
through the loop, the
Earth absorbs the heat
rejected by the cooling
system to provide a
natural cooling effect.
That means year-round
comfort, dirt cheap.
How a Pump Works
The system accomplishes this by using three
basic components:
• The earth-energy heat pump unit
• The fluid supply pipe loop
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• The pumps to circulate the fluid through the
system
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In a closed-loop Earth-coupled system, special
plastic pipe is buried beneath the Earth’s
surface, filled with water and anti-freeze, and
connected to the heat-pump unit.
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